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Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
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July 7, 2022Â
**Abbott's Immigration Enforcement Order May Violate Federal Law**
**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - Today Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an
executive order that authorizes state authorities, including National
Guard units, to apprehend unauthorized immigrants and return them to
ports of entry at the border.
The following is a statement from
**Laurence Benenson, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at the
National Immigration Forum**:
"Governor Abbott's order violates the longstanding legal precedent
that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility. This order
will likely be challenged in the courts.
"We can agree that we need more orderly processes at the border. This
isn't one. The task of enacting immigration enforcement and removal
policies belongs exclusively with the federal government."
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